Workplace inspections help prevent incidents, injuries and illnesses. Through an examination of the workplace, they help to identify and record hazards. HSE are currently carrying out inspections across the country where a Health and Safety Inspector may visit your organisation and examine the arrangements you have in place for assessing and controlling risks. This may include:
Noise
Many employees in
Great Britain are exposed to noise levels at work that may be harmful. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (Noise
Regulations 2005) require employers to prevent or reduce risks to Health and Safety
from exposure to noise at work. These include:
- - Taking action to reduce the noise exposure
that produces those risks
- - Providing employees with hearing
protection if you cannot reduce the noise exposure enough by using other
methods
- - Making sure legal limits on noise
exposure are not exceeded
- - Providing your employees with information,
instruction and training
- - Carrying out health surveillance
where there is a risk to health.
Dust
Dust can be a problem in almost
any industry. The hazards of dusts like silica and wood are well recognised,
and HSE produces specific guidance for these dusts, but there are many more
substances that generate dusts which are hazardous to health. Exposure to all
such dusts needs to be prevented or, where this is not reasonably practicable,
adequately controlled. Some simple checks may help in identifying whether a
problem exists in your organisation:
- - Is the material you are using naturally dusty?
- - Does the work you do create dust by mechanical or other means?
- - Is dust liable to be disturbed in your place of work?
Hazardous Substances
Every year, thousands of workers
are made ill by hazardous substances, contracting illnesses such as asthma,
cancer and skin disease such as dermatitis. Hazardous substances can take many
forms and include chemicals, products containing chemicals, fumes, dusts, vapours, mists and more. There is a legal requirement for
organisations to carry out specific COSHH Risk Assessments of activities that
involve the use of hazardous substances and chemicals.
What are the
consequences of doing nothing?
The penalties of not complying with Workplace Health and
Safety law can be very serious and may include:
- - Company
fines
- - FeeÂs
for intervention (average fee for intervention is around £1015.00)
- - Individual
fines and imprisonment;
- - Publicity
of prosecutions leading to loss of orders and damage to reputation.
How can we help?
As one of the leading workplace
Health and Safety consultants covering the Midlands, North West and
West Yorkshire areas we offer a range of services which can help you
assess and control Health and Safety risks within your organisation. The
compliance services we offer include:
- - Health
and Safety audits and inspections
- - Risk
assessments
- - Noise
monitoring and assessments
- - Workplace
exposure monitoring
- - Fire
risk assessments Â
- - Legionella
risk assessmentsÂ
- - Health
and Safety training coursesÂ
- - Asbestos
surveys and inspectionsÂ
Click here for more information on the services we provide or email us at info@bradley-enviro.co.uk.
